Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Irvine Men's Water Polo
Irvine, CA · the Anteaters · University of California, Irvine overview
27
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 24
$530k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$19,628
Per roster spot
median $23,364
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
981
APR
96% of players retained
26%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Irvine fields a men's water polo team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, about the median of 26, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $529,968, below the median of $638k — $19,628 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's water polo programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 24 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (17 of 29 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 985, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,064,898 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,131 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's water polo programs
Where this program sits against its 29 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 24)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap24 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$529,968 for the year
- Operating expenses$86,222 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,628 division median $23,364
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,064,898 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,131 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,736 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Klatt head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Rowe | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Whitelegge | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school water polo players21,756 2024-25
- Division I roster spots676 29 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 32 3.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's water polo recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →29,503undergraduates · 36,582 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →26%admitted · of 121,101 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Water Polo
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2427
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $529,968 $19,628 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,064,898
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,736
Cost
Full picture →$14,647net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,237 in-state · $45,014 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 33 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Irvine
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Water Polo program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions26% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,647 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 29,503Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.62 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Water Polo programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 2 | 24 | $337k | — | 60% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | 27 | $169k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 16 | 22 | $495k | — | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | 28 | $605k | 990 | 47% | |
| Biola University Division II · Western Water Polo Association Men | 20 | 26 | $459k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 25 | 19 | $73k | — | 85% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 24 | $754k | 967 | 74% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 17 | $93k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 29 | $204k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 22 | $114k | — | 11% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 36 | 26 | $1.3M | 981 | 10% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 38 | 14 | $117k | — | 3% |
Other men's water polo programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University at cap | 24 | $754k | $31,430 | 967 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 4 over cap | 28 | $654k | $23,364 | 960 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 4 over cap | 28 | $605k | $21,596 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 5 over cap | 29 | $585k | $20,188 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 3 over cap | 27 | $530k | $19,628 | 981 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 2 | 22 | $495k | $22,485 | — | vs |
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